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2. The Seroprevalence of Pandemic Influenza H1N1 (2009) Virus in China.
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Cuiling Xu, Tian Bai, Iuliano, A. Danielle, Min Wang, Lei Yang, Leying Wen, Yuhong Zeng, Xiaodan Li, Tao Chen, Wei Wang, Ying Hu, Limei Yang, Zi Li, Shumei Zou, Dexin Li, Shiwen Wang, Zijian Feng, Yanping Zhang, Hongjie Yu, and Weizhong Yang
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H1N1 influenza , *INFLUENZA transmission , *SEROPREVALENCE , *DISEASE prevalence , *EPIDEMIOLOGY , *PANDEMICS , *INFECTIOUS disease transmission - Abstract
Background: Mainland China experienced pandemic influenza H1N1 (2009) virus (pH1N1) with peak activity during November-December 2009. To understand the geographic extent, risk factors, and attack rate of pH1N1 infection in China we conducted a nationwide serological survey to determine the prevalence of antibodies to pH1N1. Methodology/Principal Findings: Stored serum samples (n = 2,379) collected during 2006-2008 were used to estimate baseline serum reactogenicity to pH1N1. In January 2010, we used a multistage-stratified random sampling method to select 50,111 subjects who met eligibility criteria and collected serum samples and administered a standardized questionnaire. Antibody response to pH1N1 was measured using haemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay and the weighted seroprevalence was calculated using the Taylor series linearization method. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to examine risk factors for pH1N1 seropositivity. Baseline seroprevalence of pH1N1 antibody (HI titer ≥40) was 1.2%. The weighted seroprevalence of pH1N1 among the Chinese population was 21.5%(vaccinated: 62.0%; unvaccinated: 17.1%). Among unvaccinated participants, those aged 6-15 years (32.9%) and 16-24 years (30.3%) had higher seroprevalence compared with participants aged 25-59 years (10.7%) and ≥60 years (9.9%, P<0.0001). Children in kindergarten and students had higher odds of seropositivity than children in family care (OR: 1.36 and 2.05, respectively). We estimated that 207.7 million individuals (15.9%) experienced pH1N1 infection in China. Conclusions/Significance: The Chinese population had low pre-existing immunity to pH1N1 and experienced a relatively high attack rate in 2009 of this virus. We recommend routine control measures such as vaccination to reduce transmission and spread of seasonal and pandemic influenza viruses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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3. Risk Factors for Severe Illness with 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in China.
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Hongjie Yu, Zijian Feng, Uyeki, Timothy M., Qiaohong Liao, Lei Zhou, Luzhao Feng, Min Ye, Nijuan Xiang, Yang Huai, Yuan Yuan, Hui Jiang, Yingdong Zheng, Gargiullo, Paul, Zhibin Peng, Yunxia Feng, Jiandong Zheng, Cuiling Xu, Yanping Zhang, Yuelong Shu, and Zhancheng Gao
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H1N1 influenza ,VIRUS diseases ,RESPIRATORY infections ,NUTRITION disorders ,CHRONIC diseases ,DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
Background. Data on risk factors for severe outcomes from 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection are limited outside of developed countries. Methods. We reviewed medical charts to collect data from patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed 2009 H1N1 infection who were identified across China during the period from September 2009 through February 2010, and we analyzed potential risk factors associated with severe illness (defined as illness requiring intensive care unit admission or resulting in death). Results. Among 9966 case patients, the prevalence of chronic medical conditions (33% vs 14%), pregnancy (15% vs 7%), or obesity (19% vs 14%) was significantly higher in those patients with severe illness than it was in those with less severe disease. In multivariable analyses, among nonpregnant case patients aged ⩾2 years, having a chronic medical condition significantly increased the risk of severe outcome among all age groups, and obesity was a risk factor among those <60 years of age. The risk of severe illness among pregnant case patients was significantly higher for those in the second and third trimesters. The risk of severe illness was increased when oseltamivir treatment was initiated ⩾5 days after illness onset (odds ratio, 1.42; 95% confidence interval, 1.20-1.67). For persons <60 years of age, the prevalence of obesity among case patients with severe illness was significantly greater than it was among those without severe illness or among the general population. Conclusions. Risk factors for severe 2009 H1N1 illness in China were similar to those observed in developed countries, but there was a lower prevalence of chronic medical conditions and a lower prevalence of obesity. Obesity was a risk factor among case patients <60 years of age. Early initiation of oseltamivir treatment was most beneficial, and there was an increased risk of severe disease when treatment was started ⩾5 days after illness onset. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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4. Clinical Characteristics of 26 Human Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian InfluenzaA(H5N1)Virus Infection in China.
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Hongjie Yu, Zhancheng Gao, Zijian Feng, Yuelong Shu, Nijuan Xiang, Lei Zhou, Yang Huai, Luzhao Feng, Zhibin Peng, Zhongjie Li, Cuiling Xu, Junhua Li, Chengping Hu, Qun Li, Xiaoling Xu, Xuecheng Liu, Zigui Liu, Longshan Xu, Yusheng Chen, and Huiming Luo
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AVIAN influenza ,ADULT respiratory distress syndrome ,BLOOD platelets ,DYSPNEA ,COUGH - Abstract
Background: While human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection continue to increase globally, available clinical data on H5N1 cases are limited. We conducted a retrospective study of 26 confirmed human H5N1 cases identified through surveillance in China from October 2005 through April 2008. Methodology/Principal Findings: Data were collected from hospital medical records of H5N1 cases and analyzed. The median age was 29 years (range 6-62) and 58% were female. Many H5N1 cases reported fever (92%) and cough (58%) at illness onset, and had lower respiratory findings of tachypnea and dyspnea at admission. All cases progressed rapidly to bilateral pneumonia. Clinical complications included acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS, 81%), cardiac failure (50%), elevated aminotransaminases (43%), and renal dysfunction (17%). Fatal cases had a lower median nadir platelet count (64.5×10
9 cells/L vs 93.0×109 cells/L, p = 0.02), higher median peak lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) level (1982.5 U/L vs 1230.0 U/L, p = 0.001), higher percentage of ARDS (94% [n = 16] vs 56% [n = 5], p = 0.034) and more frequent cardiac failure (71% [n = 12] vs 11% [n = 1], p = 0.011) than nonfatal cases. A higher proportion of patients who received antiviral drugs survived compared to untreated (67% [8/12] vs 7% [1/14], p = 0.003). Conclusions/Significance: The clinical course of Chinese H5N1 cases is characterized by fever and cough initially, with rapid progression to lower respiratory disease. Decreased platelet count, elevated LDH level, ARDS and cardiac failure were associated with fatal outcomes. Clinical management of H5N1 cases should be standardized in China to include early antiviral treatment for suspected H5N1 cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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5. Human Influenza A (H5N1) Cases, Urban Areas of People's Republic of China, 2005-2006.
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Hongjie Yu, Zijian Feng, Xianfeng Zhang, Nijuan Xiang, Yang Huai, Lei Zhou, Zhongjie Li, Cuiling Xu, Huiming Luo, Jianfeng He, Xuhua Guan, Zhengan Yuan, Yanting Li, Longshan Xu, Rongtao Hong, Xuecheng Liu, Xingyu Zhou, Wenwu Yin, Shunxiang Zhang, and Yuelong Shu
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INFLUENZA A virus ,INFLUENZA ,POULTRY ,FARMERS' markets ,PATIENTS - Abstract
We investigated potential sources of infection for 6 confirmed influenza A (H5N1) patients who resided in urban areas of People's Republic of China. None had known exposure to sick poultry or poultry that died from illness, but all had visited wet poultry markets before illness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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6. Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Former Commercial Plasma/Blood Donors in Rural Shanxi Province, China: The China Integrated Programs for Research on AIDS.
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Han-Zhu Qian, Zhongmin Yang, Xiaoming Shi, Jianhua Gao, Cuiling Xu, Lan Wang, Kai Zhou, Yan Cui, Xiwen Zheng, Zunyou Wu, Fan Lu, Shenghan Lai, Vermund, Sten H., Yiming Shao, and Ning Wang
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HEPATITIS C virus ,LIVER diseases ,BLOODBORNE infections ,BLOOD transfusion ,BLOOD donors - Abstract
Background. Unsafe practices during illegal plasma donation in the late 1980s and early 1990s spread blood-borne infections in central China. Methods. A cross-sectional survey of a random sample of 538 adult residents of 12 villages in rural Shanxi Province, where there had been an illegal commercial plasma-collection center, was conducted in 2003. Structured questionnaires were administered, and blood samples were tested for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies. Results. HCV seroprevalence rates were 8.2% in all subjects, 27.7% in former commercial plasma/blood donors, and 2.6% in nondonors. Selling blood or plasma was the strongest independent predictor of HCV seropositivity (odds ratio [OR], 14.4 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 7.1-31.6]). A history of blood transfusion was also independently associated with HCV seropositivity (OR, 8.3 [95% CI, 2.1-32.0]). Plasma donors had a higher risk of being HCV seropositive than did whole-blood donors (OR, 7.6 [95% CI, 2.9-20.9]), and female donors had a lower risk than did male donors (OR, 0.32 [95% CI, 0.12-0.80]). The strength of the association between selling blood and HCV seropositivity was weaker when plasma donors were excluded (OR, 8.0 vs. 14.4). Conclusions. Unsafe practices during illegal plasma donation led to a high risk of HCV seropositivity for donors during the 1980s and 1990s. Failure to screen for HCV increased the risk of seropositivity for transfusion recipients during this same period. China has taken steps to halt illegal plasma collection and to improve blood-banking methods. However, there will be an ongoing challenge to care for patients with HCV infection, even as its incidence decreases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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7. Indications that Live Poultry Markets Are a Major Source of Human H5N1 Influenza Virus Infection in China.
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Xiu-Feng Wan, Libo Dong, Yu Lan, Li-Ping Long, Cuiling Xu, Shumei Zou, Zi Li, Leying Wen, Zhipeng Cai, Wei Wang, Xiaodan Li, Fan Yuan, Hongtao Sui, Ye Zhang, Jie Dong, Shanhua Sun, Yan Gao, Min Wang, Tian Bai, and Lei Yang
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H5N1 Influenza , *PANDEMICS , *VIRAL genomes , *GENETIC polymorphisms , *AVIAN influenza - Abstract
Human infections of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus have continued to occur in China without corresponding outbreaks in poultry, and there is little conclusive evidence of the source of these infections. Seeking to identify the source of the human infections, we sequenced 31 H5N1 viruses isolated from humans in China (2005 to 2010). We found a number of viral genotypes, not all of which have similar known avian virus counterparts. Guided by patient questionnaire data, we also obtained environmental samples from live poultry markets and dwellings frequented by six individuals prior to disease onset (2008 and 2009). H5N1 viruses were isolated from 4 of the 6 live poultry markets sampled. In each case, the genetic sequences of the environmental and corresponding human isolates were highly similar, demonstrating a link between human infection and live poultry markets. Therefore, infection control measures in live poultry markets are likely to reduce human H5N1 infection in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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